CPAC’s ‘boomers for Trump’ conference hides divisions over Iran

Published March 30, 2026 11:55am ET



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Wesley Pokluda was getting his bearings at the Conservative Political Action Conference amid the hubbub of activists and the booming audio coming from the stage where Steve Bannon was broadcasting War Room and making the case against war in Iran.

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